Well, this just plain sucks. There's not a good way to say it -- especially since I'm very biased, with some good friends involved -- but Sony Online Entertainment has shut down three studios, laying off 205 people! Bugger. I've got good friends in the SOE Denver studio, so this hits me a bit harder than this news might otherwise, but is bummer news any way you get it. I hate to see creative teams disassembled like this. Best of luck to all of those displaced. I hope you all find new places to create as soon as possible.

Incidentally, this also marks yet another blow on the console MMO front, as The Agency was looking to be a big entrant into that field. It seems that Sony's push for MMOs on the PS3 is still struggling to gain traction... understatement, I suppose.